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Run the World: 7 Ultras on 7 Continents
By on 07/12/2012 10:19:47
Scottish GP Andrew Murray ran seven ultra-marathons on seven continents in five days, beating the existing record by almost a day and a half.
In November 2012, Scottish GP Andrew Murray ran seven ultra-marathons on seven continents in five days, 13 hours, 28 minutes, beating the existing record by almost a day and a half.
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Virgin London Marathon Record Attempts
By on 18/04/2012 12:41:38
Find out which madcap records could be toppled this year
Guinness World Records have announced more than 100 runners will be hoping to smash records at this Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon.The records range from slightly mad to completely off-the-scale. Here are a few of the wackiest attempts to watch out
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Five men's champions line up for London
By Runner's World on 17/12/2004 11:41:45
Rutto, Abera, Khannouchi, El Mouaziz and Pinto announced for the Flora London Marathon's 25th anniversary
/2001) simultaneously, Khannouchi set a World record in London 2002 of 2:05:38 and Pinto co-holds the European record of 2:06:36 from 2000. Pinto has won the race three times and El Mouaziz twice. Rutto is the World's fastest debutant with 2:05:50.Apart from Khannouchi
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Enduring Questions: Mile Markers (Preview)
By Amby Burfoot on 07/08/2006 08:51:47
It's more than 60 years since Roger Bannister broke the four-minute barrier, so how long before runners break 3:30? (Non-subscriber preview)
When Gunder Hagg ran 4:01.4 to set a mile world record in 1945, his achievement stood for 3,215 days - almost nine years. Then Roger Bannister ran his historic 3:59.4 on May 6, 1954. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days before John Landy took
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Ones to watch on Sunday: Men's elites
By Katie Hiscock on 19/04/2013 18:07:46
in the world over the distance. The 30-year-old Kenyan missed out on the London Marathon course record by just four seconds last year, beating his closest rival, fellow Kenyan Martin Lel by a two-minute margin to come in at 2:04:44. "I'm really looking forward
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Enduring Questions: Mile Markers
By Amby Burfoot on 07/08/2006 08:45:42
It's more than 60 years since Roger Bannister broke the four-minute barrier, so how long before runners break 3:30?
When Gunder Hagg ran 4:01.4 to set a mile world record in 1945, his achievement stood for 3,215 days - almost nine years. Then Roger Bannister ran his historic 3:59.4 on May 6, 1954. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days before John Landy took
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Career Defining Moments: Usain Bolt
By on 05/07/2011 11:00:00
Chart the lighting bolt's career highs and lows
world record with 9.72 at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York CityAugust 2008: Becomes triple Olympic champion and triple world record holder at the Beijing Olympics, winning the 100m in 9.69, the 200m in 19.30 and the 4x100m in 37.10August 2009: Bolt sets
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Ironman World Championships Contenders: The Women
By John Carroll on 04/10/2011 15:25:27
Place your bets on who'll take home the women's Ironman World Championship title on Saturday
room to criticise her performance. The three-time Xterra World Champion asks a lot of herself and it seems to be paying off.Mirinda Carfrae (Aus)At her first Kona, in 2009, Carfrae smashed the run course record (2:56:51) and came second, behind Chrissie
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Haile Gebrselassie - You Ask the Questions
By on 12/04/2010 13:43:47
Don't miss your opportunity to help us interview one of the world's greatest runners - we're giving you the chance to ask the questions when we quiz Haile Gebrselassie in the pages of Runner's World
street shoes - and pulled off a time of 2:48.The supremely versatile Ethiopian has since conquered distances from 1500m to the marathon and has notched up 27 world records as well as a huge haul of World Championship medals. Gebrselassie also has two
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Flora London Marathon Course Changes 2005
By Runner's World on 13/12/2004 07:37:32
The cobbles are gone!
five women’s World records at the London Marathon, culminating in Paula Radcliffe’s mixed-race 2:15:25 in 2003. Radcliffe also owns the women’s-only record of 2:18:56 from 2002. Khalid Khannouchi USA set a men’s World record of 2:05:38 in 2002
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